Blotched Bluetongue
Tiliqua nigrolutea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusTiliqua (Bluetongues)
- SpeciesTiliqua nigrolutea (Blotched Bluetongue)
Closest Relatives at Kosciuszko National Park
Common Bluetongue
Tiliqua scincoides
Cunningham's Skink
Egernia cunninghami
Southern Water Skink
Eulamprus heatwolei
Entrecasteaux's Skink
Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii
Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink
Lampropholis guichenoti
Cool-temperate Water Skink
Eulamprus tympanum
Trunk-climbing Cool-skink
Pseudemoia spenceri
Guthega Skink
Liopholis guthega
Alpine Meadow-skink
Eulamprus kosciuskoi
Black Crevice-skink
Egernia saxatilis
Eastern Three-lined Skink
Acritoscincus duperreyi
Copper-tailed Ctenotus
Ctenotus taeniolatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blotched Bluetongue in Kosciuszko National Park?
About 45% of visitor-days record a Blotched Bluetongue sighting in Kosciuszko National Park, based on 93 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blotched Bluetongue in Kosciuszko National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Blotched Bluetongue in Kosciuszko National Park in our monthly data.